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• Latest SC high football media poll: Gaffney, River Bluff move up in latest rankings (charlotteobserver.com) — Gaffney High's football team has surged to No. 2 in South Carolina's Class 4A media poll after a big win over Byrnes, earning several first-place votes. The statewide rankings also highlight how other Upstate and Midlands programs are shifting as teams jostle for playoff position heading into the heart of the season.
• Data centers: What are they, where are they and why should you care (upstatebusinessjournal.com) — Gaffney is identified as one of several Upstate markets already hosting data centers, as South Carolina becomes a hot spot for these power-hungry facilities. The piece explains what data centers are, where major projects are planned nearby, and how counties are responding with temporary moratoriums while they study environmental and infrastructure impacts. It also outlines statewide research that could shape future rules affecting Gaffney's growth.
• Chapter 3: Making the MIA, 1911–1930 (churchofjesuschrist.org) — More than a century ago, Gaffney hosted one of the earliest Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Association groups outside the Mormon heartland, organized in 1914 alongside branches in Samoa and New Zealand. This chapter traces how that youth program used recreation, contests, camps, and social standards to keep young women engaged in faith during rapid social change. It offers rich context for how that early Gaffney group fit into a global movement.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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